The distinguished surname Gasparinetti can be traced back to the ancient and beautiful region of Venice. The people of this region were originally known only by a single name, but it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves, as populations grew and travel became more frequent. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and patronymic surnames, derived from the father's given name were the most common type of family name adopted in the region of Venice. The Italian surname Gasparinetti came from the personal name Gaspare, derived from the Latin name Gasparus, and ultimately derived from "kaspar," a Persian word meaning "treasurer" and name of one of the three Magi.

Gasparinetti Early Origins

The surname Gasparinetti was first found in Vicenza, anciently known as Vicetia, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Vicenza. It was conquered by the Venetians in 1405. It has many beautiful palaces and churches, galleries and museums. The cathedral is Gothic. The original church SS.Felice e Fortunato was built in 975 but has been much altered. It is notable for its development painters, architects, sculptors and scholars. Natives were Trissino, Palladio, Pigafetta, Fogazzaro, Mantegna, Montagna, Speranza, Scamozzi and Buoncosiglio. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Gasparinetti Early History

Gasparinetti Early History

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Gasparinetti Early Notables (pre 1700)

Gasparinetti Early Notables (pre 1700)

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was David Caspari (1648-1702), a German Lutheran theologian; and his son, Georg Caspari (1683-1743), a Baltic German academic; Sperone Speroni degli Alvarotti (1500-1588), an Italian Renaissance humanist, scholar and dramatist; Antonio Gaspari, (before 1660-after 1749), an...

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Val Gaspare, who arrived in New York, NY in 1893 aboard the steam ship "Fulda," Caesear Gasparini, who was naturalized in California in 1898; and John Gasparotti, naturalized in Illinois in 1894..

The Gasparinetti Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gasparinetti Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.